Oct. 28, 2011
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.curie@nasa.gov
Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov
Tina Lange, APR
Space Florida Communications, Cape Canaveral
321-223-1013
tlange@cfl.rr.com
MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-224
NASA TO ANNOUNCE NEW AGREEMENT FOR KENNEDY FACILITIES MONDAY
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Journalists are invited to attend a major
announcement of a new partnership between NASA's Kennedy Space Center
in Florida and an outside organization that will open NASA's
facilities to U.S. commercial space launch service providers, create
jobs and help American companies regain leadership in the global
space economy. The announcement will take place on Monday, Oct. 31,
at 10 a.m. EDT at NASA Kennedy's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 and
will be carried live on NASA television.
The new partnership was developed following a Notice of Availability
NASA issued in January. The notice was used to identify interest from
industry for space processing and support facilities at Kennedy.
These facilities have become available for space-related commercial
use following the end of the Space Shuttle Program.
Journalists must arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 9 a.m. for
transportation to the event. Journalists without NASA Kennedy
accreditation need to apply for credentials by 10 a.m. Oct 30. New
international media accreditation for this event is closed. Reporters
must apply for credentials online at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov
For journalists unable to attend the event, NASA and partner
organization managers will hold a media teleconference at 12 p.m. To
participate, journalists must RSVP to Amber Philman at
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov by 9 a.m. Oct. 31 to receive the call-in
number and pass code. Reporters must call into the teleconference by
11:50 a.m. to join. Audio of the teleconference also will be streamed
over the Internet from NASA's website at:
http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
For NASA TV downlink information, Video File schedules and links to
streaming video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy
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